Overlooked.
Middle child.
Family of six.
Forgotten.
At.
Burger King.
I know better.
Years of comparing.
Complaining.
Wishing I were like her.
Perfect.
And Pretty.
And Popular.
Marsha.
Marsha.
Marsha.
I know better.
And yet….
This goofy kid.
My middle child.
Turning five.
A party planned.
For tomorrow.
And I forgot.
Who’s up for some birthday shopping!?!
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I’ll meet you at Target.
My poor middle child gets overlooked all the time.
can i meet you too.?? I have to go birthday shopping for one of my middle kids and I know whats on his list..but we are in birthday season in my family.
Happy shopping
I have always SWORN this is true! Thanks for confirming!!!
LOVED THIS!
Especially the “marsha marsha marsha”
Inspires me to write of my middle pickle…Thank you.
It’s horrible, but it happens all the time. I always am over looking my little middle.
My folks forgot a gift for me at Christmas one year and felt horrible about it. I”m #5 in 8, so close to the middle… They took me to Penneys and let me pick out whatever I wanted. Those Snoopy/Charlie Brown sheets were awesome!
awww Happy Birthday to her!!! :)
My middle one just didn’t let herself be overlooked. She learned that the squeaky wheel gets the grease and demanded the grease. It probably helped that her dad wanted a little girl pretty bad so she was a princess from the beginning. Anyhoo, happy birthday to your beautiful middle child!
I’m confused. What is there to shop for? Surely you could just pick up a multi-flavored pack of the Baby Pop Nipples at the Mini-Mart today and slap a ribbon on it?
I know, I know. It is CRAZY that someone hasn’t nominated me for mother of the year.
Know that I only share these types of coveted tips with those I love the most.
xo
Hey – console yourself with this, middle child now wins, because you will buy her something extra specially nice in your guilt ridden expedition! :-)
You definitely need to compare notes today with “Land of Fluff” – you have similar stories. (amazing!)
http://landoffluff.blogspot.com/2010/05/singing-momma-blues.html
Being a mom is hard and we don’t always get it right.
((HUGS))
Oops!
I am sure that you will pull something together that is going to be super fab!
You’ll pull it together. You always do, right? That’s kinda Mom’s specialty…Making it up and it’s STILL fabulous!
See that is why I should just stick with my 2 kids. Then there will be no middle child to forget! I am sure her birthday will be super fabulous!
YIKES!!! Good luck…she’ll never know!
OH NO!!! You forgot?!?! I’m so glad I only have one. I hope this is a quick, painless and successful birthday party!!
I actually forgot my middle child’s Mother’s Day tea at school. They sang a song and were supposed to blow kisses at their moms. He had to blow his at the wall, because he didn’t know what els to do. It makes me want to throw up.
I’d never have forgotten my first born’s, I’d have been there to help host it!
Middle kids are bound to be the glue that holds the world together. Flexible and strong, they have no other choice!
Hey, at least you remembered BEFORE the party.
I’ll take you up on the shopping too. I don’t have a party show up, but I’m always up for some good shopping.
Would it be bad if I had an only child, his 5th birthday is Wednesday, and I haven’t shopped either? I’ve just had no time…..I’m a horrible mother…
I can tell you, fo’ shizzle, that Middle Child Syndrome is REAL. Speaking from 16 years in a high school classroom, and countless rounds of siblings upon siblings. The same can be said, though, for First Child Syndrome, and Last Child Syndrome. I often feel for those stuck in the middle!
I only have 2. I just wrapped my oldests Bday presents (June 28) my youngest…I will be up at midnight wrapping for….
I don’t have a middle child, but my oldest turns 3 in a week and a half….I’ll meet you anywhere, dang, I’ll send you presents galore next day air if you can suggest ANY present other than Legos!!!
Never admit you forgot, just pretend that you were creating as you visualized the success of the middle child’s birthday celebration. :) Hope she has a great birthday!
I am a only child, so I have never felt this way! Maybe push her to join a team or a class or something? That should make her feel special =)
My middle child is a boy. He was lost in the mix for a couple years between his sisters. But then he found his own way to make sure we didn’t forget him. He “caught” autism and now he gets way to much attention! LOL
happy birthday to the middle child :)
It’s when they outnumber you that you’re in trouble. Sure, I’ll shop for Laina. I’ll buy her two puppies and a purple house. They will have matching outfits, and one will have a shirt that says Sparkle and one will say Lily. There will be a car, big enough for Laina to drive and fit all of her dogs in the back seat. With seatbelts for everyone.
My middle child definitely has middle child syndrome. She is always vying for attention and if she isn’t the center of attention she is pouting. It really is great fun ;-)
I hope her birthday goes well!
I am an only and as of right now I am at two kiddies…so I have yet to get there…. LOL
I am sure her birthday party was a hit!!! :) Happy birthday to your beautiful middle baby :)